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NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENT PATHWAY TO MEDICINE

FALL 2016 INFORMATION

APPLICATION DEADLINES EXTENDED

* To be considered for early acceptance, email (or postmark) application by July 29, 2016.

* Final deadline to email (or postmark) application is MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016.

The Native Hawaiian Student Pathway to Medicine (NHSPM) is a program of the Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence (NHCOE) at Department of Native Hawaiian Health, University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine (UH-JABSOM). The NHSPM program guides Native Hawaiian students on their path to becoming future physicians and health professionals. The curriculum consists of workshops and individualized advising/career counseling for selected individuals who demonstrate potential to be competitive medical school or pre-health applicants. There will be opportunities to do community health work and to apply for funding for Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) prep.

NEIGHBOR ISLAND APPLICANTS are welcomed to apply! We may have travel stipends for Neighbor Island students to come to Oahu for NHSPM workshops.

Up to 20 participants will be selected and will receive the following:

Workshop Series
Topics include

Learning from Native Hawaiian health professionals and med students

Navigating the medical school application process

Interview skills / Mock interview practice

Learning skills & strategies

Community health work: Inspiring Native Hawaiian youth to live healthy

Individualized Advising / Career Counseling

Discuss diverse options in the health professions and your career path

Discuss your medical school application strategy

Review your personal statement, application, grades, and MCAT scores

Receive assistance with clinical shadowing opportunities

Opportunity to apply for NHCOE funding for MCAT Prep

Test taking strategies

Course materials

Full length MCAT practice exams

NHSPM REQUIREMENTS

Selected participants must commit to participating in all 4 workshops that are tentatively scheduled as follows:

Workshop #1 Saturday, August 20, 2016

Workshop #2 Saturday, September 17, 2016

Workshop #3 Saturday, October 22, 2016

Workshop #4 Saturday, November 12, 2016

Selected participants must commit to scheduling NHCOE individualized advising appointments at least once every 6 months.

Before taking the MCAT exam, NHSPM students must agree to complete at least 3 months of weekly MCAT prep either in a prep program or on their own.

If selected for NHSPM, participants who meet criteria will be eligible to apply for NHCOE funding to assist with the cost of their MCAT prep. NHCOE funding recipients will agree to pay $200 toward their MCAT prep.

ELIGIBILITY

Preference given to Native Hawaiian applicants

Pre-med Student: Applying to University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine (UH-JABSOM) hoping to enter medical school in July 2017, 2018, or 2019

College Junior or Senior by Spring 2017. College graduates from any institution (with Bachelor’s degree or higher) are welcome to apply.

Completed at least 3 of the following pre-requisite subjects for taking the MCAT (2 semesters per subject with labs). We strongly recommend re-taking any of these classes if you received less than a C- grade.

Biology
General Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physics
Biochemistry

Submit Application to Both: abrigol@hawaii.edu + nhcoe@hawaii.edu

Please label all emails: “(Your Name) NHSPM Application”

(Photo: NHSPM 2010-2011)

The Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence is supported by Grant No. D34HP16044 from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professions, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by the BHPr, HRSA, DHHS or the U.S. Government.